Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-09-01

utH t44A %ls9us 20 N1D&r0 Ge3 tbs same
te Woonsock4t, Oak, old rate $3.50, new
rate 1915. The reduction To all Dakota
points has been about 10 cs4te per tUn.
Messrs. Leihrs and La Fleuer, accom-
panied By three ladies and -four children
were crossing the river near Boucherville
Can, when their boat upset. The men
ashore. but the women and chiIdrsn were
drowned Six bodies have been recovered.
Tile Canadian premier declares that
torcs will be EMPLOYED, il necessary, to
prevent the construction OF the Red River
Valley railway, and that a garrison of
British regulars will be established at Win
nipeg.
The president has appointed Almar f.
Dickinson OF Massachusetts consul at
Gaspe Basin: Henry p. Kitfeld, general
appraiser OF merchandise or the port of
Boston; Michael p. Curran, assistant APP
praieer OF merchandise in the District OF
Boston and Charleston, Massachusetts,.
Archibald Forbes, the British war cor
respondent, who was to lecture in this
country, has eabled his manager in New
York that his health is wrecked and all oil
his engagements must be cancelled.
Charles 8. Macomber OF Buffalo, at
whose solicitation Mr.. Cleveland became
candidate for sheriff, died in Washington
recently. ne 0hu UdoH QeSbituVc anu tuo
president gave him $50.
Gov. Washington Bartlett, of California,
who has been in q precarious condition
for some time, was stricken ey paralysis
and little hope of his recovery is entertain
ed. Gov. Bartlett is a Democrat, and was
elected last November, In event OF his
death he win be succeeded by Lieut.. Gov,
r. w. Waterman. Republican.
John B. Riley, superintendent OF Indian
schools, has returned after n considerable
absense. There is some doubt as to the
duties of the new officer who ! styled the
esuperintendent ol Indian schools This
is due to the ambiguity OF the law.
President Cleveland has accepted the in.
yitation rendered him by the University o.
Pennsylvania, the Philadelphia library,
American Philosophical society, Franklin
Institute, law academy and historical so.
ciety.to attend a banquet to be given in
his honor at the Academy of,Music on
Saturday evening Sept. IL. In the after
noon OF the same day the president will at
tend a banquet rendered him by the Hi
herman society. The society has had for
its guests Presidents Washington, Jefier-
son, Jackson. Tyler and Grant.
The following pensions haye been grant.
ed: Observation-Disclosures OF p. Ganyea,
Chippewa Falls; widow OF G. Montford,
Poynette; original, a. Lawrence, Madison;
NJ. Huber, Hartland. #. Kieslick, Milwau.
kee; L. ID. Dickens, Eau Claire. S. Brown,
Unity; ID. p. Quaekenbush, Fairchild; G.
Brownell. Wilson; g. Montford. deceased,
Poynette; L. Hare, Ontario; r. III. Spencer,
Kenosha. Minnesota-A. w. Sharp, Du-
lutb; ID. Hoganson. Twin Valley; A. Herbe.
saltwater; j.. H. Mccormick, Winsted
Lake. Dakota. S. Bean, Huston; T. b.
Palmer. ST. Lawrence.
Chicago Special: There is good reason
TO believe that Col. Rabcock was shot at
the house OF Sarah Dodge. Miss Dodge is
a wealthy woman living in a rotten, tum-
ble-down house with adjoining farm prop
erty, two and q half miles southeast OF
Garnder. She Is worth $50, 900 in cash
and real estate. Col. Baboock visited
Sarah Dodge twice a month for the past
year and a hall and Calvin Cotton, her
nearest neighbor, has seen them walking
arm in arm. He would leave the Chicago &
Alton half a mile above the depot and be
met by her.
P. L. Tarpy of New York has been ap.
pointed superintendent OF indian school
at Grand Junction, Col.
At Pittsburg, Pa, William Sloan, clerk
in Chief of Police Brockway's office. was
shot in the abdomen by Paddy McGraw,
and died soon afterward.
John and Frank Newer, brothers, were
shot and instantly killed two miles south.
east of Exeter, Eeb., recently.
The secretary of the interior has revers-
ed the decision OF Commission Sparks on
the application of J. NJ. Howard Tor a pat
emit to the southwest quarter OF section 81,
township 153, range 60, Grand Forks land
district.
Every shoe factory employee in New York
city will probably belocked out.
Postofices established: Wisconsin:
Benertville, bayfield, county. Postmas'
tiers commissioned-Dakota: Dickinson,
j. Collister. Iowa: Excelsior, j.. +,
Thompson; Plato, b. j. Nichols. Wis
cousin: Grandon, NJ. A. Fay. Fourth.
class p~ostmasters appointed-Dakota.
Schaper, J. Schaper, Bangor, c. Il. Hay
den; Kinloss. r. @. Sarvis. Iowa: Lin
coin, G. Albert; Potter, Mrs. Kate Pit
man.
Mrs. Cleveland and Mrs. Folsom, &C.
companied by Gen. Greedy and his wife.
arrived home recently. The president
was at the depot awaiting the train, and
and her mother to the carriage, n the
party went Immediately to the White
House.
SAAtttCc a. NAhottRy HhO Voc ciotf ~
considered out Of danger by his doctors.
Gen. Black, commissioner Of pensions,
a guest OF the New Hampshire veterans,
at Wsirs. N. H. is reported quite i'll with
infiammatory rheumatism atthe residence
OF Hon. S. Hutchinson and has been at
tended by three physicians.
Anew counterfeit silver dollar has been
discovered. The counterfeit is evidently
made by casting ron d mold taken from
a genuine piece. In color ii il somewhat
lighter than genuine silver, having a clean,
soapy appearance and feel, which prevents
ordinary grit or dust IRON adhearing TO it.
The steamer City of Montreal's missing
boat has been picked up, and the seven
passengers aud six members OF the crew
who were in it are safe nj well. The res.
cue was made by the Mathilde, a Ger
man vessel, which arrived OF Falmouth
with the thirteen survivors on board.
Thu survivors say that on the first day
after leaving the steamer the experienced
very rough weather. They had plenti.
full supply OF bread and meat, but very lit.
tie water. As a consequence they suffered
badly from thirst.
COMMANDMENT Chief FairchiId states that
the opposition to the Grand Army OF the
Republics which has recently sprung up,
only has a tendency tosolidify it, and that
the organization is growing rapidly all over
the country. Reports for the last quar-.
ter received so far indicate an increase oil
IL, 900 members.
Charles Haight. of Hammondsport, N.
Y, shot his wife dead and then committed
suicide.
The supreme council OF the American Lee
gion OF Honor held the first session of its
biennial convention in Washington. The
aoun~st .1rasaka ~ fnptw. - - Ialx,,Aar -.
resenting a total membership of 81, 900.
The order is carrying benefit insurance oil
S1S3, 900. 900, and has collected and paid
in the last two years about $4,000, 900.
Supreme Commander Nesbit stated that
several amendments to the constitution
had been adopted, to go into effect Dec. 1,
among them a provision that hereafter nj
person over fifty years OF age can become
o beneficial member OF the order, and that
each member, as soon as initiated, becomes
a contributor to the benefit fund. Eight.
cen assessments were called during the
year ended June 80, 1856, and twenty one
during the a ended June 80, 1887.
Civil Service commissioner Edeerton has
finished his report OF the Chicago federal
offices. He holds that the commission
ought never have taken an investigation
oil the Chicago any more than 1t should
have investigated the Philadelphia office.
The accusations proceeded from the local
civil service reform association in Chicago
and did not deserve consideration. This
was made very clear when the testimony
was taken. The league had none to pre-.
sent. Their charges were not well founded,
and the facts which were proved did not
constitute All offense. Mr.. Edgerton ac-
quits Collector Secberger and Postmaster
Judd in every particular. Mr.. Lyman and
Mr.. 0berly, The other members OF the com,
mission, will refrain from denunciation o.
| the Chicago league.
At Sumter. 8. G., C.. L. Bartlett, cashier
OF the Sumter National bank, absconded
with $780, 600.
Gen. Crook said that he had received nc
direct information that there has been an
Indian outbreak at all, and is strongly in,
cliDed to the belief that there is nothing ID